What's the relationship between you and your "helpers"? Are these full-time 40 hour a week jobs? What does the benefits package look like? Are your "helpers" represented by a union? If not, why not?
In other words, there is more to this than massaging numbers.
Sincerely, Thomas Lehman
John B Kelly wrote:
> I received $7.85/hour in 1988/89 [not sure which] to pay my Medicaid
> funded helpers. Could someone tell me what that wage would be today,
> adjusted for inflation and all? Is there some easy conversion formula I
> could be pointed to?
> Thanx
> John Kelly
>
> [We're in a fight in Massachusetts to get a higher wage, which has been
> stuck since then.]